Engineering
Abbott hires outstanding students majoring in Engineering or a related
discipline into our internship program based on business need. The purpose of
the internship is to provide meaningful professional experience to students
with proven academic performance and leadership potential.
Responsibilities could be in the following areas:
- Instrument Development
- Fermentation Development
- Manufacturing Support
- Plant Maintenance & Utilities
- Design of Process Systems
- Packaging Engineering
Preferred Qualifications:
- Majoring in a related engineering discipline
- Strong academic performance (GPA = 3.0/4.0)
- Exceptionally demonstrated interpersonal skills
- Proven leadership skills
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
Currently, these positions have been filled for
the 2010 program.
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Environmental Health and Safety
Abbott hires outstanding students majoring in Industrial Hygiene,
Environmental Engineering, Safety Science, Occupational Safety or a related
discipline into our internship program based on business need. The purpose of
the internship is to provide meaningful professional experience to students
with proven academic performance and leadership potential.
Responsibilities could be in the following areas:
- Plant Support
- Lab Safety
- Industrial Hygiene
- Environmental Engineering
Preferred Qualifications:
- Majoring in a related discipline (Safety Science, Public Health, Industrial
Hygiene)
- Strong academic performance (GPA = 3.0/4.0)
- Exceptionally demonstrated interpersonal skills
- Proven leadership skills
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
Currently, these positions have been filled for
the 2010 program.
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Finance and Accounting
The purpose of the internship is to provide meaningful professional hands-on
experience to students with proven academic performance and leadership
potential. Abbott hires students majoring in Finance or Accounting into this
internship program based on business need. Ideal candidates will combine
technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem
solving abilities.
Responsibilities could be in the following areas:
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Reporting & Controls
Preferred Finance and Accounting intern criteria:
- BS/BA students with an emphasis in Finance or Accounting
- Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
- No more than 1 "C" in accounting classes
- Nationally ranked school by US News World Report
- On-campus leadership positions
- Member of school or national organizations in Finance or Accounting
- Previous work experience in Finance or Accounting
- School and work experience using both Microsoft Word, Excel and
Powerpoint
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General Business
The purpose of the internship is to provide meaningful professional hands-on
experience to students with proven academic performance and leadership
potential. Abbott hires students majoring in many areas based on business need.
Ideal candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical
strength and creative problem solving abilities.
Preferred General Business intern criteria:
- On-campus leadership positions
- Member of school or national organizations related to field of study
- Previous work experience related to field of study
- School and work experience using both Microsoft Word, Excel and
Powerpoint
- Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
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Human Resources
Abbott provides challenging HR internships with projects that are critical
to the company's strategy and success. This program is sponsored at the HR
Senior Leadership level and is designed to provide interns with a broad and
global perspective of HR initiatives. Assignments are based on an individual's
education, experience, and career goals, aligned with critical business
needs.
Projects may be in HR functional areas such as:
- Compensation & Benefits
- Learning and Development
- Talent Acquisition
- Employee Relations
- HR Service Center
Preferred HR intern criteria:
- Strong academic performance
- Relevant prior internship or work experience (3 to 5 years preferred)
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated skills for business success, including project management,
problem solving skills and the ability to diagnose and meet customer service
needs
- Foreign language skills a plus
- Interest in global assignments
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Information Technology
The purpose of the internship is to provide meaningful professional hands-on
experience to students with proven academic performance and leadership
potential.
Responsibilities could be in the following areas:
- Business Systems Analysis
- Project Management
- Validation (testing)
- Workstation installation and support
- Help Desk support, Lotus Notes support
- Web/Application development
- BI tools
- Data analysis
- Network infrastructure and support
Preferred Information Technology intern criteria:
- Prior work or internship in IT (necessary for ITPDP)
- Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
- On-campus leadership activities
- Member of university-sponsored or national IT organization
- Strong technical depth
Currently, these positions have been filled for
the 2010 program.
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Manufacturing
Abbott hires outstanding students majoring in Supply Chain, Industrial
Engineering or a related discipline into our internship program based on
business need. The purpose of the internship is to provide meaningful
professional experience to students with proven academic performance and
leadership potential.
Responsibilities could be in the following areas:
- Operations Supervision
- Project Management
- Purchasing
- Materials Management
Preferred Qualifications:
- Majoring in a related discipline (Industrial Engineering or Supply
Chain)
- Strong academic performance (GPA = 3.0/4.0)
- Exceptionally demonstrated interpersonal skills
- Proven leadership skills
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
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Marketing MBA
The purpose of the MBA Internship Programs is to create a talent pipeline
for our Management Development Program (MDP) and direct hire opportunities in
commercial management positions in Abbott’s worldwide organization. Candidates
will have an MBA from a reputable business program, proven leadership,
innovative and creative thinking, and analytical capabilities.
MBA Interns at Abbott are assigned to a marketing team where they work to
complete a project directly tied to a domestic or an international business
unit. Our MBA interns will work on a project that will impact the business and
provide an overview of the healthcare industry.
Preferred Marketing MBA intern criteria:
- MBA candidate (completed 1st year) with an emphasis in Marketing, General
Management or Entrepreneurship
- Marketing, Sales and/or Project Management experience a plus
- 3-7 years work experience
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Global mindset
- Experience working and/or living internationally (varies upon
assignments)
- Foreign language skills (varies upon assignments)
- Commitment to excellence
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Medical Students
Abbott hires outstanding students studying Medicine into our internship
program based on business need. The purpose of the internship is to provide
meaningful professional experience to students with proven academic performance
and leadership potential.
Opportunities exist with our clinical research teams in drug
development.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Completion of at least one year of medical school
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis
- Strong academic performance
- Research experience
- Exceptionally demonstrated interpersonal skills
- Proven leadership skills
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
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Pharmacy Students
The purpose of the internship is to provide meaningful professional hands-on
experience to students with proven academic performance and leadership
potential. Abbott hires students majoring in Pharmacy into this internship
program based on business need. Ideal candidates will combine technical and
business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem solving
abilities.
Abbott's worldwide business offers these interns an opportunity to work
in a variety of fields, potentially:
- Medical Information
- Medical Review
- Regulatory Affairs
- Pharmaceutical Products Group
Preferred Qualifications:
- PharmD student
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Overall GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Nationally ranked school by US News World Report
- On-campus leadership positions
- Previous work experience in Pharmacy
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Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs
Abbott hires outstanding students majoring in Life Sciences or a related
discipline into our internship program based on business need. The purpose of
the internship is to provide meaningful professional experience to students
with proven academic performance and leadership potential.
Responsibilities could be in the following areas:
- Plant Quality Assurance
- Division Quality Assurance
- Division Regulatory Affairs
- Corporate Quality Assurance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Majoring in a related discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry,
Bioengineering, Pharmaceutics)
- Strong academic performance (GPA = 3.0/4.0)
- Exceptionally demonstrated interpersonal skills
- Proven leadership skills
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
Currently, these positions have been filled for
the 2010 program.
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Sales
The purpose of the internship is to provide meaningful professional hands-on
experience to students with proven academic performance and leadership
potential. Abbott hires students majoring in many areas, but predominately
marketing or sales into this internship program based on business need. Ideal
candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical
strength and creative problem solving abilities.
Preferred Sales intern criteria:
- BS/BA students with an emphasis in Marketing or Sales
- On-campus leadership positions
- Member of school or national organizations in Marketing, Sales or related
field
- Previous work experience in Marketing, Sales or related field
- Good oratory and presentation skills, and a strong understanding of
Powerpoint
- School and work experience using both Microsoft Word, Excel
- Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Ability to master scientific concepts
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Science
Abbott hires outstanding students studying a broad base of science
disciplines into our internship program. Interns will be hired based on
business need and opportunities may vary from year to year. The purpose of the
internship is to provide meaningful professional experience to students with
proven academic performance and leadership potential.
Responsibilities could be in the following areas:
- Drug Discovery
- Nutritional R&D Operations
- Pharmaceutical and Analytical Sciences
- Manufacturing Science and Technology
- Pre-Clinical Safety
- Adult Nutrition
- Medical Device R&D
- Health and Economics Outcomes Research
- Regulatory Affairs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Majoring in a related discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry,
Bioengineering, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics)
- Strong academic performance
- Exceptionally demonstrated interpersonal skills
- Proven leadership skills
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
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